Thanks For Your Service Podcasts

Welcome to our 81st podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] I recently attended a military conference in Melbourne hosted by Military History  & Heritage Victoria.  One of the reasons I enjoy attending these conferences is that you never stop learning about aspects of military history.  In today’s podcast, we learn about German U-Boat activity in Australian waters during WW2, Japanese military flights over Melbourne and Hobart, and learn about Military History  & Heritage Victoria. The MHHV website is here. [https://www.mhhv.org.au/] We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

Welcome to our 80th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] Anzac Day 2025 marks the 110th anniversary of the commemoration of the landing at Gallipoli.  When thinking of places linked to the Gallipoli campaign, you may have heard of places such as Egypt and Lemnos, however you may not have heard of Imbros. In today's podcast, Jim Claven tells us about the importance of the island of Imbros to the campaign. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

Welcome to our 79th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] The theme so far this year with our podcasts has been books.  That theme continues with this podcast and our chat with author, Ian W Shaw.  Ian has written a number of books related to Australian military history on a wide range of topics. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

elcome to our 78th podcast for Thanks for your Service. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net]  .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] Who would have known that Rowville, a suburb of Melbourne, hosted a Prisoner of War Camp during WWII.  Author Darren Arnott tells us about the history including his book about a darker chapter of the camp. You can find Darren's book at https://darrenarnott.com/ [https://darrenarnott.com/] We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.

Welcome to our 77th podcast for Thanks for your Service and the first for 2025. Our focus is on historical topics relating to the Australian military. You can find us on Facebook, X and Youtube.  Just search for Thanks For Your Service.  Our website is www.thanksforyourservice.net [http://www.thanksforyourservice.net] .  You can also email us at info@thanksforyourservice.net [info@thanksforyourservice.net] Ceylon, modern day Sri Lanka, was a strategic point for the allies in WW2 including hosting thousands of Australians.   Meg Adams has recently contributed to a book titled In the fight- Australians and that war in Burma 1942-1945.  Meg talks to us about the contributions and support of allied troops in Ceylon by units and some of the volunteers and aid workers including some remarkable women. Meg’s chapter is titled Proud of their part- Volunteers in Ceylon.  The book 'In the fight- Australians and the war in Burma 1942-1945' is edited by Andrew Kilsby and Daryl Moran and is published by Big Sky Publishing. We are keen to hear your feedback by leaving a review on your podcast app.   Your reviews helps new listeners find our podcast.  If you have any special requests or suggestions for our podcast, please get in touch. You can help support this podcast via Patreon or Buymeacoffee.  The links are on our website and facebook page. Your support helps us with the production of this podcast. Do you have a relative who has served in the Australian military? Our family military history research packages sources records to better understand the service and experience of those who served.  You can find out more information on our website. Thanks for listening and thanksforyourservice.